The Congress of Peru on Tuesday approved seven motions of censure against the President of Congress and Interim President of the Republic of Peru, José Jerí, over accusations of corruption. During a plenary session, 75 members of Congress voted in favor of removing José Jerí from office, with 24 opposing and three abstentions. The approved impeachment [...]

A French appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to enforce compensation for Nicaraguan banana plantation workers harmed by pesticides. The Paris appeals court released a judgment stating that “the sums awarded to each claimant… are manifestly disproportionate.” This confirmed the previous decision by the court of first instance. The case was first brought by [...]

UN experts released a statement on Monday expressing concern over historic illegal intercountry child adoptions in Guatemala and allegations that Attorney General María Consuelo Porras had handled the transfer of at least 80 Indigenous children who were eventually sent abroad. Experts decried the current lack of transparency and investigatory process, stating: We are particularly troubled that [...]

The first major hearing in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is a critical first step toward ensuring justice for victims of his War on Drugs, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. The pre-trial proceedings are set for February 23-27. Three judges will hear evidence and evaluate whether [...]

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) opened an inquiry into social media platform X on Tuesday following reports that its AI chatbot has produced sexual “deepfake” images. The DPC investigation concerns the apparent creation and dissemination “of potentially harmful, non-consensual intimate and/or sexualised images” on X created using integrated AI chatbot “Grok,” developed by owner Elon [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday raised concerns over proposed constitutional amendments in Kazakhstan, warning that the reforms could significantly weaken fundamental human rights protections.   HRW stated some of the proposed provisions would enable excessive and undue restrictions on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. The draft restricts marriage to a “union between a man and a [...]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Sunday he would accept a proposal from the country’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independent commission to investigate its alleged links to drug trafficking. On January 20, Antonio García, leader of the National Liberation Army, released a video stating that although the group collects taxes from cocaine [...]

Senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday that Syria’s fragile political transition has gained momentum following a landmark agreement between Damascus and Kurdish authorities in the northeast. Still, they warned that renewed violence in the south, Israeli incursions, and deep humanitarian needs continue to underscore the precarious path to stability. Briefing for the [...]

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Friday detailing human rights violations committed by  the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their final assault on the Sudanese city of El Fasher, which began on October 14, 2025. According to the report, atrocities committed during the RSF’s final assault [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday raised concern over the assault of prominent activist Mohamed Adel in an Egyptian prison. The urgent alert detailed that Mohamed Adel, a former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, was attacked by fellow prisoners on January 10 in Ramadan prison. According to information gathered by the organization, Adel was beaten, [...]